Linda.COM After Effects Apprentice 06: Type and Music

Authors:
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer

Duration:
03h 14m

Released on:
4/28/2011

Exercise files:
Yes

One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to typeset titles professionally and create custom animations, as well as apply and modify the hundreds of text animation presets that After Effects ships with. Additionally, Chris Meyer shows how to add audio to projects, including spotting "hit points" to align keyframes and video action.

The After Effects Apprentice video lessons were created by Trish and Chris Meyer and are designed to be used on their own or as a companion to their acclaimed book, After Effects Apprentice. We are honored to host these tutorials in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.
Topics include:

    The core text animation recipes
    Animating text along a path
    Working with text animation presets
    Timing animation to audio
    Per-character 3D type
    Rendering with an alpha channel
    Making Photoshop type editable in After Effects
    Professional typesetting tips




Introduction
Overview           01m 23s

1. Creating Type
Setting up           02m 11s
Entering, editing, and styling type           05m 40s
Strokes           02m 57s
Paragraph text           03m 28s

2. Animating Type
Setting a title           02m 22s
Creating a text animator           06m 45s
Selecting by character vs. percent           02m 51s
Animating position           01m 55s
Animating more properties           03m 22s
Text transitions           02m 39s
Randomizing order           02m 25s

3. Cascading Type
The Cascade recipe           02m 07s
Exploring offset plus selection shapes           04m 07s
Ramp selection shapes           04m 17s
Character anchor points           04m 32s
Further refinements           07m 03s

4. Animating by Words
Selections based on words           04m 08s
Anchor point grouping           04m 35s

5. Flowing Text
Vertical blur treatment           03m 49s
Animated tracking           05m 37s
Text on a path           05m 53s

6. Per-Character 3D
Per-character 3D overview           05m 36s
Enabling per-character 3D           03m 55s
Per-character 3D rotation           04m 59s

7. The Wiggly Selector (and More)
Separating fields           03m 39s
Wiggly options           04m 19s
Animating wiggles           03m 09s
Rendering with alpha channels           06m 54s

8. Working With Audio
Adding audio           03m 59s
Audio levels           04m 18s
Spotting hit points           05m 24s
Timing to audio           05m 16s

9. Using Text Presets
Applying text presets           05m 42s
Browsing presets in Bridge           04m 25s
Editing presets           06m 41s
Saving presets           05m 46s

10. Sidebars
Photoshop text           04m 49s
Keyframing source text           04m 13s
The Buzz Words preset           06m 59s

11. Typesetting Tips
Faux styling options           07m 33s
Tracking and kerning           04m 48s
Smart quotes           03m 59s
Hyphens and dashes           03m 49s